   
Pictures from the launch of the ATED building in Warri, Delta state
On July 8th, PIND Foundation officially opened the Appropriate Technology Enabled Demonstration Center (ATED) in Warri, Delta state. PIND plans to use the ATED Center as a live R&D lab where we'll source, test, and promote appropriate technologies that will improve quality of life and efficiency of production in the Niger Delta.
You may be asking yourself right now "What are appropriate technologies anyway and why is PIND promoting it?" Appropriate technologies (ATs) are tech made with locally available materials that suit the particular development challenge. ATs require few natural resources to enable them be used, and thus can be easily adapted in local communities. With PIND's ATED project, our aim is to raise awareness of Niger Delta communities and SMEs about ATs by partnering with social entrepreneurs to make them available to those who need them. Read more about PIND's ATED project here.
Missed the opening of the ATED center? Click this Storify to see what happened on the day, watch this video on the concept behind the ATED building, and click here to see more pictures from the opening.
NIGER DELTA CIVIC ENGAGEMENT FORUM (#NDCEF2015)
   
Pictures from the NDCEF event in July 2015
The Niger Delta Civic Engagement Forum with a sub-theme of "Increasing Participatory Citizen-led Inclusive Economic Growth in the Niger Delta" was held on July 9th in Port Harcourt, Rivers and was co-sponsored by USAID Nigeria and PIND Foundation. Billed partly as the official launch of the USAID Strengthening Advocacy and Civic Engagement (SACE) project in the Niger Delta, a key objective of the event was to create an open forum where critical issues affecting citizen involvement for building inclusive growth in the Niger Delta could be discussed.
Panelists for the event included Ambassador Joe Keshi, Honorable Walson-Jack, Dr. Ogbanga, and Tammie Kammonke who all addressed the event's main question - What is the role of development partners in citizen-led growth for the Niger Delta? The event also included a trade fair highlighting 8 SACE partners and the work they do in the region.
For those that could not come to the event, a heavy social media campaign on Twitter was carried out with key highlights from the event during the day, leading to #NDCEF2015 to trend in Nigeria for 7 hours! SACE, PIND Foundation, and their partners all played a key role in the success of the event.
The conversation didn't end there though... Follow SACE's Twitter handle (@GovTalkNG) to hear more about the work they are doing, thoughts from the event and other activities they carry out in the region, and how you can play your role in leading to a more sustainable development for the Niger Delta. To see more pictures from the event, click here and to read to full report on activities and key take-aways from the event read the Storify write-up on NDLink.
ND-ORGANIZATION SPOTLIGHT FOR JUNE
Photo image from Stakeholder Democracy Network - 2015
For over a decade, Stakeholder Democracy Network (SDN) has worked with and supported local partner organizations and communities in the Niger Delta on issues that affect them, including oil spill response and compensation, mediating inter-communal conflicts, addressing local energy needs, promoting good governance through budget transparency and accountability in service delivery, and resource governance and environmental sustainability.
SDN's main focus on supporting communities affected by the extractive industries and weak governance through its rights-based community empowerment approach has demonstrated that it is only when civil society, government, and industries work together can truly sustainable solutions be found that help bring about lasting peace in the region.
To read our blog post about SDN, please click here and to find out more about this organization and their work, please click here.
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